Help with severe pain

[Brychni]

Going to bed early with naproxen because of a pain in my perineum area. It's also sore to touch coccyx and 'sit' bones. I've had this before a couple of times but no idea how to describe it. It's severe , does anyone else get this? What on earth could it be?

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Yes I had it for about 8 months. I had physio and that helped . Every now and again it rears its head and I do the pelvic and coccyx exercises and it goes again.

Physio said it’s because I was holding my body differently due to stiff and swollen joints mainly my right ankle and hip. When these play up so does my coccyx

[Neonkittie17]

Could possibly be made worse if you’re sitting more then usual and putting pressure on your worse side.

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I suffered from this for years. Then last year finally went for MRI. Found out I have Spondylolisthesis L5/S1 with Bilateral pars defect of the lower spine. Which basically means, that the disc at the lower part of my spine, has shifted. I had 2 options. Surgery or Steroid injections(while under anesthetic) which unfortunately due to being overweight and diabetic could not have either. So I have to basically live with it. And manage it myself with painkillers. Doesn't mean, that this is what you have, but it might be worth asking Dr or Consultant about it.

[weymouth321]

Ischium Tuberosity ?

[Brychni]

TMI Alert: pain in sphincter and vulva too

[CallMeSunny in reply to Brychni]

Read NHS website regarding Cauda Equina: it may be relevant and if so, extremely important that you are aware. Best of luck with diagnosis and treatment, whatever the cause.

[Brychni in reply to CallMeSunny]

thank you x

[Harry_20]

Might be worth pressing for an X-ray. It sounds quite similar to the symptoms I had 20 odd years ago. After 2 years of regular bouts of dreadful pain, diamorphine injections, and tests for all manner of suggested causes, I finally got an X-Ray. It showed that my coccyx bone was broken and a piece of bone was wandering around and randomly sticking into various parts, causing the pain.

I had a operation (coccyx excision) removing my coccyx bone and any fragments of it. It took a few months but finally the pain had gone. It has never resurfaced.

[Brychni]

Thanks for the replies. Yes Harry_20 I think my coccyx is knackered, it looks very strange, sticks out and very knobbly and I have mentioned it a few times to GPs over the years. It's been like this all my life and wonder if it's deformed in some way. I managed to get an appointment for Thursday.

I did wonder if it might be menopausal, or prolapse related but I don't feel any 'heaviness' just sheer, blinding pain.

Interestingly it only ever starts when I'm lying down.